The Role of Home Care Pharmacists in the Edmonton Zone: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the rising demand for home-based health care services in Canada and the increasing medical complexity of elderly patients, there is limited literature exploring the role of home care pharmacists and the clinical activities they perform.

Objectives

The primary objective was to describe the types and frequencies of clinical activities (both interventions and recommendations) performed by home care pharmacists upon initial consultation. The secondary objective was to determine which patient characteristics resulted in the highest number of clinical activities.

Methods

This study was a retrospective review of adult patients who had an initial in-person or telemedicine consultation with home care pharmacists from June 2018 to May 2019 in the Edmonton Zon

SUBMITTER: Gill J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9817229 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature